Game apparatus



May 5, 1925. 1,536,510

. P. J. MCGRATH ET AL GAME APPARATUS Fil'd July 12. 1921 I l l IATTORNEY Fatented May 5, 153525.

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PATRICK J. MGGRA'IH AND JGHN W. HALLQ'WIELL, 0]? BROOKLYN) NEW YQRK.

GAME APPARATUfS.

Application filed. July 12,

the United States, residing at Brooklyn, in

the county of Kings and State of New York,

have invented certain new and useful Tmprovements in Game Apparatus, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to game apparatus adapted for selecting acharacter from a series of the same embodied in the apparatus, for eachthrow or move in a game.

Its main object is to provide a moderate priced apparatus of this typewhich is adapted for interesting and diverting games.

-We preferably employ a device which can be rolled or spun and come torest, and at such coming to rest to display one of a se ries ofcharacters in a given position and which character shall count in thescore of the game. Such a device will. permit of various modes ofplaying games as will be indicated hereinafter.

The means we prefer to employ to accomplish the above object togetherwith other features of our invention which will appear as thedescription progresses, are illust 'ated in the drawing accompanying andforming part of this specification, and in which Figure 1 of the drawingis a front eleva tion ofthe preferred form of our improved gameapparatus.

Fig. 2 is a plan of the same, and

Fig. 3 is a section on the line 33 of Fig. 1.

Like characters of reference refer to like parts in all the figures ofthe drawing.

In the various figures of the drawing, the numeral 2 designates an axleportion which may be of any suitable shape and dimensions but ispreferably made with a squared portion 3, and two other squared portions4 and 5 of smaller diameter, the member 2. y On the portions 4 and 5 areplaced two members 6 and 7 eachhaving a square hole to fit therespective squared portion it is secured to. The members 6 and 7 are ofsub stantially the same diameter and shape and are secured fast to theportions 4 and 5 of the axle portion 2.

lVhile the members (3 and 7 may be of any suitable contour at theperiphery, we preferably make them polygonal and we also make themcomparatively. thin so that they are usually in the form of polygonaldisks one at each end of with square holes and are securely fixed on thesquare shaft or axle 2.

W e also prm'ido a member having a series of suitable characters spacedoircuinfereir tially around it and place it in position on the deviceinany suitable way but preferably as follows; I

On the main squared portion 3 of the axle 2 we mount a disk 10 having asquare hole so that it fits said portion 3. The disk 10 is of smallerdiameter than the disks 6 and 7 and is mounted on the same axis as willbe noted in the drawing.

Characters such as numbers or those representing numbers are placed onthe disk 10 in any suitable way so as to be spaced apart around theperiphery of the disk. Preferably they are placed on the polygonal faces11 as indicated in Figs. 1 and 2. They ordinarily consist of Arabicnumbers of different values placed thereon in irregular order asillustrated.

The device is ordinarily used by rolling it on a plane surface such as afloor or walk, and the scoring in a game is made by not ing theuppermost number or character on the disk 10 each time the device isrolled and allowed to come to rest. The flat faces 12 of the disks 6 and7 cause the device to come to rest always with one of the faces 11 ofthe disk 10 exactly horizontal so that there is no uncertainty as towhich character is uppermost. The characters or numbers can be placed inirregular order to give an element of uncertainty, or they can bearranged in regular order so that a given amount of energy will roll thedevice so as to turn up a given number.

lVhat we claim is 1. The combination of two elements mounted together ona common axis, one having peripheral bearing portions, an element ofless diameter having a series of cha 'acters spaced circumferentiallyabout said axis, equal in number and alined to the bearing portions ofone of said first-mentioned elements and means to prevent relativeturning of said elements.

2. The combination of two members of substantially equal diametermounted on a common axis and having alined fiat peripheral bearingsurfaces substantially concentric to the axis, a member of less diameteron the same axis having a series of characters spaced circumferentially,equal in number and alined respectively to the said pci three squaredportions, two polygonal disks oi the same size and number of sidessecured respectively on the two outermost of said squared portions, anda third. disk of smaller diameter secured on the third squared portionand provided with circumferentially-spaced numbers, equal in number andalined respectively with the sides of said disks.

Signed at New York, in the county of New York, and State of New York,this 9th day of July, 1921.

PATRICK J. MGGRATH. JOHN XV. I-IALLOWELL.

